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and when we went into the presidential election just a few weeks ago, that number had leaped to more than 2 million. we went into that election with more than two million negroes registered to vote in the south, which meant that we in the civil rights movement, by working hard, have been able to add more than 800,000 new negroes as registered voters in the last three years. this reveals that we have made strides. then when we look at the question of economic justice, there's much to do, but we can at least say that some strides have been made. the average negro wage earner who is employed today in the united states earns 10 times more than the average negro wage earner of 12 years ago. and the national income of the negro is now at a little better than $28 billion a year, which is all -- more than alallf the exports of the united ststas and more than the natitional budget of cacanada. ththis revealsls that we have me some stridides in thisis area. but probably more than anything else -- and you've read about it so much here and all over the world, i'm sure -- we havave noticed a grad
and when we went into the presidential election just a few weeks ago, that number had leaped to more than 2 million. we went into that election with more than two million negroes registered to vote in the south, which meant that we in the civil rights movement, by working hard, have been able to add more than 800,000 new negroes as registered voters in the last three years. this reveals that we have made strides. then when we look at the question of economic justice, there's much to do, but we...
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his election was a snap election because the president was impeached. she was very right-wing, oppressive, repressive, and she was very hard line toward north korea. people want peace with north korea. i was in south korea a year ago. i got to see moon jae-in three .imes in campaign appearances i also interviewed him for "the nation" magazine. his dream at the time was to diffuse attention -- the tension between north and south, but really to move toward peace between north korea and the u.s. and settle this nuclear crisis, which was really heightening at the time. he was being accused at the time of being anti-american, which is ridiculous, and he was accused of trying to undermimine the u.s.-south korean alliance. what he told me was that if f yu moved toward peace between the u.s. and north korea and helped do that, that this would be good for the united states and good for trump. that is the gamble he took. that gamble.s won it was his diplomacy that got the north koreans into the south during the olympic games. they had very high level then. and af
his election was a snap election because the president was impeached. she was very right-wing, oppressive, repressive, and she was very hard line toward north korea. people want peace with north korea. i was in south korea a year ago. i got to see moon jae-in three .imes in campaign appearances i also interviewed him for "the nation" magazine. his dream at the time was to diffuse attention -- the tension between north and south, but really to move toward peace between north korea and...
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he stands for violence and war and stolen elections. and, for goodness sake, his administration had people tortured. i think this occasion was not appropriate for him to be here. i think for him to appear to be leading people involved in the nonviolent movement in this country for a photograph to go across the world would make it look as though we have sold out. i think that is an insult to people whose lives were taken. reverend reed, jimmy lee jackson . it is an insult to me, and i think it is an insult to everybody who really does believe in nonviolence. that being said, i want to mention just a couple of things that i think might be of value as we continue to struggle now. and the first thing is, i think it would be a huge mistake for americans to leave the future of this country in the hands of elected officials. elected officials are not going to do what is necessary in the interest of this country. it is important -- critical, in fact -- that citizens take the interest of this country into our own hands. use nonviolence and make
he stands for violence and war and stolen elections. and, for goodness sake, his administration had people tortured. i think this occasion was not appropriate for him to be here. i think for him to appear to be leading people involved in the nonviolent movement in this country for a photograph to go across the world would make it look as though we have sold out. i think that is an insult to people whose lives were taken. reverend reed, jimmy lee jackson . it is an insult to me, and i think it...
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and before you make any changes in election laws dealing with registration, changing a precinct, local lines for any political position, you have to get pre-clearance from the department of justice or the federal district court in washington, d.c. so the state of florida, for an example, never sought to get clearance to purge. and they're hiding behind there may be fraud. that's their own. >> you were on that selma to montgomery march. you had your head bashed in for this. can you explain what happened, as we go back, what, almost half a century now? >> on march 7, 1965, a group of us attempted to march from selma to montgomery, alabama, to dramatize to the nation that people wanted to register to vote. one young african-american man had been shot and killed a few days earlier, in an adjoining county called perry county-this is in the black belt of alabama- the home county of mrs. martin luther king jr., the home county of mrs. ralph abernathy, the home county of mrs. andrew young. and because of what happened to him, we made a decision to march. in selma, alabama, in 1965, only 2.1% o
and before you make any changes in election laws dealing with registration, changing a precinct, local lines for any political position, you have to get pre-clearance from the department of justice or the federal district court in washington, d.c. so the state of florida, for an example, never sought to get clearance to purge. and they're hiding behind there may be fraud. that's their own. >> you were on that selma to montgomery march. you had your head bashed in for this. can you explain...
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you wrote a piece, ralph, saying "compare the 1912 elections with the 2012 elections." >> it is like night and day. in 1912, that president william howard taft, teddy roosevelt in the progressive bull moose party, and woodrow wilson. tap was a republican, wilson was the democrat. they were competing as to who is going to be more progressive. president taft wanted federal charting the list chartering of a national corporations for which we still have today. they are chartered and permissive jurisdictions. the streets were seething with workers organizing, rallying. immigrants were demonstrating for justice. the women's movement was putting. for the women's suffrage. the women were leading the consumer movement. it is complete night and day. of course, eugene debs was running. he got the equivalent of 5 million votes today. he was talking to audiences an open air fields up to 200,000 people, workers with their families. fast-forward to 2012. it is like desolation. it is a advocation. it is apathy. it is to choice is between wall street choice won and lost rejoice too. two choices betwe
you wrote a piece, ralph, saying "compare the 1912 elections with the 2012 elections." >> it is like night and day. in 1912, that president william howard taft, teddy roosevelt in the progressive bull moose party, and woodrow wilson. tap was a republican, wilson was the democrat. they were competing as to who is going to be more progressive. president taft wanted federal charting the list chartering of a national corporations for which we still have today. they are chartered and...
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in total, 16 states have passed restrictive voting laws that could shape the 2012 election, including the vital swing states of florida and pennsylvania. well, on monday, naacp president and ceo ben jealous made voting rights the center of his address to the group's annual convention in houston. >> we have a choice to make. we can allow this election to be stolen in advance, as politicians from pennsylvania and recently bragged about money thought no one was listening. talking about his state's voter id law. we can double down on democracy. and overcome the rising tide of voter suppression with a higher daughter of voter registration and mobilization and activation and protection. amy goodman: well, today we're joined by a leader of the civil rights movement who risked his life numerous times marching for the right of all americans to vote: 13-term democratic congressmember john lewis of georgia. he was a leader of the civil rights movement who marched side by side with dr. martin luther king. he served as chair of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, helped organize the fre
in total, 16 states have passed restrictive voting laws that could shape the 2012 election, including the vital swing states of florida and pennsylvania. well, on monday, naacp president and ceo ben jealous made voting rights the center of his address to the group's annual convention in houston. >> we have a choice to make. we can allow this election to be stolen in advance, as politicians from pennsylvania and recently bragged about money thought no one was listening. talking about his...